there s no real, like, family heirlooms. there s no material things. we tell stories, we pass stories down from generation to generation, and that s what we re doing onstage. we all need, everyone just needs to communicate more, really. it d would make the world much easier. laughs. australia s government said world pride had the potential to be the biggest event in sydney since the olympics in 2000. for first nations communities, it s a very bright spotlight and an opportunity like no other. as a first nations man in the lgbt community, what does that mean for you to see everything happening today? 10 20 years ago, well, i don t think something like this would ve happened. and so to be able to see, you know, our community and our culture front and centre is something that is so incredible, because if you can see it, you can be it.
venue and i saw a drag and i said, that looks fun, and it looked like a way i could continue my dance career and like live out my dream basically, and i did it, fell in love with it, got asked to do a show and then asked to come back, and here we are eight and a half years later it s myjob, it s fabulous. your cultural background, how does that come into your performance? how does that influence you? the way we tell stories, that s how we communicate, that s how we pass on our. there is no realfamily heirlooms, there s no material things, we tell stories, we pass stories down from generation to generation, and that s what we re doing on stage every time we get out there, we re telling a story, we re painting a picture for the audience to imagine. we all need, everyone just needs to communicate more really, it d make the world much easier.
with the asia pacific region. in previous years it has been held in new york and copenhagen. this is a first time it has come to the southern hemisphere, and that allows the spotlight to be shone on people from the oldest known surviving culture on earth. welcome, each and every one of you onto my gadigal people s custodial land. normally this place is an arts centre but during world pride it s where australia s first nations lgbt community has been coming, and for the duration, they have renamed it marri madung butbut, or the gathering space. chocolate box grew up in a small town in new south wales and is now a drag act in demand. in fact, she won the miss first nations competition in 2019 and 2020 and is competing again this year
for the title of supreme queen. i fell into drag because i was working as a bartender at a gay venue and i saw a drag and i said that looks fun, and it looked like a way i could continue my dance career and like live out my dream basically, and i did it, fell in love with it, got asked to do a show and then asked to come back, and here we are eight and a half years later it s myjob, it s fabulous. your cultural background, how does that come into your performance? the way we tell stories, that s how we communicate, that s how we pass on our. there is no realfamily heirlooms, there are no material things, we tell stories, pass stories down from generation to generation, and that s what we re doing on stage every time we get out there, telling a story, painting a picture for the audience to imagine. everyone just needs to communicate more really, it would make
the world much easier. australia s government said world pride had the potential to be the biggest event in sydney since the olympics in 2000. for first nations communities, it s a very bright spotlight, and an opportunity like no other. what does it mean for you personally as a first nations man in the lgbt community? what does that mean for you to see everything happening today? 10 20 years ago, i don t think something like this would have happened, so to be able to see our community and our culture front and centre is something that is so incredible, because if you can see it, you could be it. what is it like to be black queer person in australia? we ve got the struggle of equality being queer, and the struggle of equality being indigenous people